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// Rock climbing · California

Climbing at Real Hidden Valley

178 routes on 30 walls, 5.2–5.14c. In California. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes
178
Walls
30
Grades
5.2–5.14c
Rock
Granodiorite
Style
Trad
Best season (estimated)
March–May · October–November
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.2 to 5.14c. Half are between 5.8 and 5.10c.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly north-facing: shade for most of the day. A summer crag; cold in winter.

North7 sectorsNortheast8 sectorsEast3 sectorsSoutheast3 sectorsSouth2 sectorsSouthwest3 sectorsWest1 sectorNorthwest3 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · October–November. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 30 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Tumbling Rainbow FormationNE · 32° · 5.9–5.12d16 routes
02The Thin WallNE · 24° · 5.4–5.10d15 routes
03Great BurritoSW · 219° · 5.3–5.10b13 routes
04Mount GrossvogelN · 358° · 5.4–5.10d13 routes
05Locomotion RockSE · 121° · 5.5–5.11c12 routes
06Upper Cow RockNE · 37° · 5.6–5.13a11 routes
07The Brown WallSW · 206° · 5.9–5.11c9 routes
08Gateway RockE · 98° · 5.8–5.11a9 routes
09Pitted RockSE · 139° · 5.7–5.12c8 routes
10Worthwhile PileN · 0° · 5.4–5.10a8 routes
11The Wailing WallNE · 42° · 5.2–5.11a7 routes
12Hidden TowerN · 21° · 5.6–5.10b6 routes
13The Hidden CliffN · 354° · 5.10b–5.14c5 routes
14Slanta Claus RockNE · 28° · 5.6–5.10a5 routes
15Sunset RockW · 280° · 5.5–5.10c5 routes
16Alps RockN · 22° · 5.10a–5.10c4 routes
17Snake DomeN · 344° · 5.10a–5.10c4 routes
18Solosby WallNW · 323° · 5.10b–5.11c4 routes
19Three Pile IslandS · 171° · 5.8–5.13a4 routes
20Saavy DomeSW · 231° · 5.7–5.10b3 routes
21The WartNE · 54° · 5.10b–5.11a3 routes
22Bite RockS · 176° · 5.8–5.10d2 routes
23Elephant DomeNW · 298° · 5.10b–5.11a2 routes
24Lower Cow RockN · 19° · 5.10a–5.10b2 routes
25Prime Time CragSE · 154° · 5.10b2 routes
26The Sand CastleNE · 26° · 5.6–5.92 routes
27Doggie RockE · 76° · 5.10b1 route
28The Otter CliffsNW · 336° · 5.10d1 route
29Short RockNE · 40° · 5.10a1 route
30Wimp TowerE · 97° · 5.10b1 route

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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